Australian Immigration Daily News

Purpose

A person may be eligible for the grant of a Subclass 408 (Temporary Activity) visa (Subclass 408 visa) where one of the primary criteria set out in Subdivision 408.2 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations applies. One of the primary criteria is that the person seeks to enter or remain in Australia to undertake work directly associated with an ‘Australian Government endorsed event’ (AGEE) (see clause 408.229). Such an event must be specified by legislative instrument, and an applicant for a Subclass 408 visa pursuant to clause 408.229 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations must be in a class of persons specified in that instrument in relation to the event (see paragraphs 408.229(b) and (c)).

The purpose of the instrument is to specify two AGEEs and the related class of persons for each event, for clause 408.229 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations. The events are the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Women’s World Cup 2023 (FWWC 2023) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2022 (ICC Men’s T20WC 2022).

The instrument also provides, for subparagraph 1237(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, a nil visa application charge amount for applicants in a class of persons specified in the instrument.

Source: LIN21049.pdf and LIN21049-Explanatory-Statement.pdf